Chrome 84 has been officially released. This version has fewer feature updates directly for users, mainly some developer tools and Web API updates. Here’s a quick look at the content:

1. Users can use “App Icon Shortcuts” to launch tasks in applications.

2. The Web Animations API adds support for many previously unsupported features.

3. Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking.

4. Content Indexing API helps display content available offline.

5. New experimental features: idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD.

6. Same Site Cookie policy starts updating again.

　 App icon shortcuts(APP icon shortcut)

App icon shortcuts make it easy for users to quickly launch common tasks within an app.

This feature is supported on both desktop and mobile versions of Chrome and Edge. These shortcuts can be invoked by right-clicking the app icon on Windows and macOS, or long-pressing the app icon on Android.

　 Web animations API (network animation API)

Chrome 84 adds many previously unsupported features to the Web Animations API.

animation.ready and animation.finished are implemented

The browser can now clean and delete old animations, saving memory and improving performance

Animations can now be combined using composite mode - with add and accumulate options

　 Web Assembly SIMD

It introduces operations that map to commonly used SIMD instructions in hardware. SIMD operations are used to improve performance, especially in multimedia applications.